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What thing do you love that you can never get anyone else to check out? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by MacedWindow@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Kind of a hard question to word, but is there anything in your life you have recommended to other people but no one's ever gotten into?

I love podcasts and have friends who still thank me for getting them into this one or that one. But I've never gotten anyone to listen to My Brother, My Brother and Me. I don't know if the name is unappealing or the concept but people seem to bounce off immediately.

So what can't you get people into and why should we check it out?

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[–] flamingarms@feddit.uk 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've started and stopped it a number of times over the past 20 years or so, and I'm finally playing it all the way through right now. At least one of those times was because I thought I HAD to fight Lavos through the bucket and thought I was expected to grind until I could defeat it lol. This time, I've found it really remarkable how tight it is and how well it still holds up today. Even though Sea of Stars came out last year, it feels like Chrono Trigger could have been released alongside it and it would only feel a bit more dated in some respects.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Still haven't played Sea of Stars, but grew up with Chrono trigger. How well does it compare?

[–] flamingarms@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

It's heavily inspired by Chrono Trigger...heavily. It's got dual-techs, the writing feels very similar at times, the equipment has predictable scaling as the story progresses, and lots more. The dialog is a bit saccharine for my taste; I've far preferred Chrono Trigger's. Chrono Trigger has pleasant and supportive characters, but it hasn't ever felt over the top. Sea of Stars also has some modern niceties, like timed presses for defense and offense, some interesting spell-boosting mechanics, it's very pretty at times, etc. And it plays on jrpg tropes at times in a fun way, and didn't feel like it overstayed its welcome. Since you love Chrono Trigger, my best guess is that I think you'd have fun with Sea of Stars. It won't blow your mind by any means, but I don't think you'd regret spending time with it.